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quirted

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past tense of quirt

as in knouted

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Globally, private sector space companies have slashed costs and sped up innovation.

— Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Trump has claimed without substantiation that vandals dumped fertilizer into the pool and slashed the coating with a box cutter.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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Depending on the season, different plants also be switched out among the pots, while a spiller plant, like ivy geranium, or a vine can add visual drama.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
McDonald’s switched from deep-fried to baked pies in 1992, marketing the change as healthier despite the baked version having more calories, sugar and total fat than the original.

— Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

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Many on the right lashed out at conservative justices who joined the majority decision.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The sting of the Australian box jellyfish has been described as being lashed with a whip dipped in burning acid, and is powerful enough to kill an adult in as little as two minutes!

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 2026

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Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
On Tuesday, Uzbekistan was soundly thrashed by Portugal 5-0 — significantly reducing the country's chances to qualify for the next round of play in this World Cup, the first ever for a Central Asian nation.

— Charles Maynes, NPR, 27 June 2026

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In racy photos posted by Kardashian, the longtime Kardashian-Jenner family friend is seen toned and tanned, her hair messy.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Blond, blue-eyed and perpetually tanned, Harmon served as Groucho Marx’s assistant on the 1961 CBS game show Tell It to Groucho, then starred as a girl in Hawaii who gets mixed up in a robbery in the beach party movie One Way Wahine (1965).

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026

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